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Former ISH Resident Adityakumar Shrimali Honoured with PIEoneer International Alum of the Year Award

International Students HouseSeptember 8, 2025

by International Students HouseSeptember 8, 2025029

International Students House (ISH) is proud to celebrate Mr. Adityakumar Shrimali, former Tara Nirula (UAL) Scholar, who has been named the PIEoneer Awards 2025 International...

60 Years of ISH

ISH in the 1990s | Uncommon People

International Students HouseJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

by International Students HouseJuly 17, 2025July 17, 20250103

Written by Mike Bond (1999 ISH Resident) for our newsletter in 2021 One thing struck me about ISH. People were unlike me, but they were...

60 Years of ISH

Bruce Strachan – life after ISH (1980s Resident)

International Students HouseJune 2, 2025

by International Students HouseJune 2, 20250203

Bruce Strachan, who stayed at ISH in 1983, shares the story of his art career and move to Ethiopia and Kenya. 22 years ago, my...

60 Years of ISH Alumni

ISH in the 1970s: An Education of the Heart by Heather Craven

International Students HouseMay 23, 2025June 2, 2025

by International Students HouseMay 23, 2025June 2, 20250183

Written by Heather Craven (ISH Resident 1976 – 1979) I was so fortunate to have been interviewed by Liz Ware for one of the few...

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Bridging the gap between the West and the East through music and translation – Gene Hsu

International Students HouseJuly 11, 2024September 10, 2024

by International Students HouseJuly 11, 2024September 10, 20240933

Written by Gene Hsu I am an alumnus of ISH in 2021-22 and obtained my MA in Translation at London Metropolitan University in 2022. I...

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Building Belonging and Inclusion for International Students Workshop

International Students HouseJanuary 18, 2024January 19, 2024

by International Students HouseJanuary 18, 2024January 19, 202401148

On Tuesday I got the chance to attend a workshop hosted by a former ISH resident Aneeza Pervez (now based in the University of Nottingham)...

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Alumni Feature: Alim Beisembayev

International Students HouseNovember 30, 2023November 30, 2023

by International Students HouseNovember 30, 2023November 30, 202301073

Alim Beisembayev was given an incredible opportunity to perform one of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s famous concertos to a sold out Royal Albert Hall as part of...